G-TECH G-Drive Mini 256GB SSD FW800/USB

Rugged Solid State Drives for Demanding Applications
Extremely durable and compact, the new G-DRIVE mini SSD incorporates a high-performance, high-reliability Solid State Drive (SSD) and features a triple interface (FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0) to provide fast and silent access to HD video, audio, and other dense multimedia files. Weighing in at just 8.5 oz, G-DRIVE mini SSD can be literally thrown into a gear bag for "grab n' go" ease*. No external AC power supply is required as it is USB or FireWire bus-powered**.

Easy to Setup – Time Machine ready!
G-DRIVE mini SSD is formatted at the factory HFS+ with Journaling and is Time Machine ready right out of the box! A simple initialization is all it takes to prepare G-DRIVE mini SSD for use with Windows® systems!

The Best Warranty & Support in the Business
G-DRIVE mini SSD is backed by a standard 3-year factory warranty.

Quick Facts
- Portable, high-speed external storage featuring (SSD) technology
- High-speed Interface - FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 via included cable) and USB 2.0 ports
- Compact size, weighs less than 9 oz
- Storage capacities up to 256GB
- Bus powered – no AC adapter required**
- Integrated heat-sink ensures proper cooling for long life and data reliability
- Unique industrial design, portable and rugged all aluminum enclosure
- Comes complete with all cables and protective carrying case
- Mac® OS X and Windows® compatible – Time Machine ready!
- Standard 3-year factory warranty

Whats the deal with SSD?
- High Performance! Significantly faster than a standard HDD
- Faster Seek Time: Up to 60x faster! Ideal for multi-stream editing.
- Higher Reliability: No Moving Parts! Can withstand 1500Gs operating shocks.
- Lower Power: Cooler Operation, lower battery draw
- Silent Operation: Ideal for post production environments
- Lighter Weight: Perfect for mobile editing
- Wider Operating Temp: 0 to 70C vrs. 5 to 55C
Guaranteed Performance
With a seek time 60x faster than a standard hard disk drive, G-DRIVE mini SSD provides near instantaneous access to audio and video files and maxes out the FireWire 800 interface at over 65MB/second.

Interface:
2x FireWire 800
1x USB2.0
(FireWire 400 via included cable)

Disk Drives:
Type – 1x SSD

Cooling System:
Integrated heat sink

Bridge:
Oxford 924 chipset

Size (LxWxH):
4.94" x 3.19" x .875" (500GB 1") / 125 x 81 x 22mm (500GB 25.4mm)

Weight:
0.55 lbs / 0.25 kg
OS Requirements:

 Compatibility: Mac OSX 10.3.x or higher

 Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Vista


Hardware Requirements:

Firewire 800, Firewire 400 or USB 2.0 Port G-DRIVE mini Storage Unit
0.6 Meter FireWire 800 Cable (white)
0.6 Meter FireWire 800 to 400 Cable (white)
0.6 Meter USB 2.0 Cable (white)
Protective Carrying Case
CD Manual